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About 80 percent of children between zero and 5 years in Edo State may not be registered in the ongoing nationwide electronic birth registration because the immediate past government failed to give the needed support for the success of the programme in the state. DAILY POST reports that the Nigerian Population Commission in partnership with
About 80% of under 5 children in Edo to miss e-birth registration
About 80 percent of children between zero and 5 years in Edo State may not be registered in the ongoing nationwide electronic birth registration because the immediate past government failed to give the needed support for the success of the programme in the state.
DAILY POST reports that the Nigerian Population Commission in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, targeted to register 167,356 children in Edo state in 2024.
It was gathered that with few days to December 31, 2024, which is the scheduled day to end the programme nationwide less than 20 percent of children between the ages of zero and 5 would not be captured for registration.
The exercise which started on July 29, 2024, shows that only about 33,474 children representing about 20 percent have been registered while about 133,882 others may not be registered in the state.
DAILY POST recalls that the National Population Commission, NPC, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, had last August trained 967 personnel for e-birth registration of Under-5 children in Edo State.
However, sources said the exercise suffered a major setback in the state with a low enrollment rate, noting that while other states registered close to 100 per cent of their targets, Edo is yet to reach 20 per cent.
Speaking on the development, Dr Tony Ayejina National Commissioner of the National Population Commission, NPC, for Edo blamed the situation on the lack of buy-in from the immediate past government in the state.
According to him, the case of Edo is obvious because of the election. The whole of August and September was used for electioneering and former Governor Godwin Obaseki used that as an excuse not to even listen to anybody or give any support expected of him like it had happened in other places.
“We waited till the new government was sworn in on Nov 12. Even at that, the man has not settled down to give us attention.
“I was in Edo to set a template to rip off the process. We are getting close to 20 per cent which is not a pass mark,” he said.
Ayejina explained that his efforts to enlist the support of the Local Government Chairmen to drive the exercise yielded no result.
He also alleged that the Chairman of the state chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, has been evasive.
“The Commissioner for Local Government has not been appointed, they asked me to see the Permanent Secretary in the ministry. The Permanent Secretary wrote a letter to all the local government councils but that has not yielded anything too.
“The 192 councillors we have in Edo ought to make it a responsibility and join but that is not the case.
“I presented all the necessary information and papers to the ALGON chairman in Edo, yet no desired results,” he stated.
Ayejina opined that with the low enrollment, children in the state would be left out of the planning of the Federal Government and UNICEF.
“Our people should know the implications of what we are doing. If there is no census, it is this survey and other things that we do, that the government will use for planning purposes.
“Every child must have a legal identity. if they do not have an electronically generated birth certificate, they don’t have legal status.
“I did jingles, I went to the Edo Broadcasting Service, EBS. I used my personal money just for a few airing. No money to do additional ones.
“In other states, they do pro bono services for this kind of thing.
“UNICEF is paying N300 per registration for ad-hoc staff, but unfortunately, this amount does not resonate with the Edo people.
“In the North, the government augmented and they paid double and everybody does this thing with excitement. Some have attained 100 per cent completion.
“We have till Dec 31, but beyond that, Edo can ask for an extension so that children can be registered,” he added.
He, however, urged Governor Monday Okpebholo to urgently look into the commission’s request so that the state would not be left out in the scheme of things.
He said there was a request before the government, noting that with the Governor’s commitment to support the programme, the state could request an extension to reach its target in the important children registration exercise.
About 80% of under 5 children in Edo to miss e-birth registration
